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Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen

Nevada rates for HCPCS 88300

This is the most basic level of laboratory examination of a tissue specimen, in which a pathologist looks at the specimen with the naked eye rather than under a microscope. It is used for simple, low-complexity specimens where a visual check is sufficient to confirm what was removed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Basic Visual Examination of a Removed Specimen cost?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.30 to $26.92.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $3 to $22Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $30
$5$10$20facility $10professional $19

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$12.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$7.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$5.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.42
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.30
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.92
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.50
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.22
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.27
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$28.84

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Nevada· 27th of 51

$18.62

WI $36.31AL $11.75

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.